Machine for winding armature coils



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MACHINE FOR WINDING ARMATURE COILS Y Filed Dec. 28, 1936 9 Sheets-Sheet. '1

April 19, 1938. J. F. CULLIN 4 MACHINE FOR wmnm'e ARMATURB COILS Filed Dec. 28, 1936 9 Sheets-Sheet 2 April 19, 1938.

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J. F. CULLIN MACHINE FOR WINDING ARMATURE COILS Filed Dec. 28, 1936 9 Sheets-Sheet 7 w MTWMM April 1938. J. F. CULLIN MACHINE FOR WINDING ARMATURE COILS v Filed Dec. 28, 1936 9 Sheets-Sheet 8 April 19, 1938.

.I F. .CULLIN MACHINE FOR WINDING ARMATURE COILS Filed Dec. 28, 1956 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 Patented Apr. 19, 1938 MACHINE FOB WINDING ABMATURE COI LS Jasper F. Cullin, Detroit, Mich, assignor of onethird to Meyer B. Mervis and one-third to Lon Mervis, both of Chicago, Ill.-

Application December 28, 1936, Serial No. 117,762

26 Claims.

The invention relates to machines for producing form-wound coils which are adapted to be inserted into the core of armatures.

The objects of the invention are to provide an improved coil-winding mechanism embodying: a stationary form and a winding-arm which revolves around and winds the wire on the form; clips or devices adapted to engage the wound coil while on its form and to hold the convolutions together for transfer from the winding machine to the armature core and which can be used to hold the coils while they are being assembled with the armature core; mechanism for synchronizing the dereeling device for feeding wire with the winding machine; improved shearing means for the ends of each coil; readily interchangeable mechanism forcontrolling the winding-arm for use of different gauges and coils of difierent num;- bers of convolutions of wire; automatic stop means for the winding mechanism when the coil has been wound; improved starting means for the winding mechanism; and other objects which will be apparent from the detailed description.

The invention consists in the several novel features which are hereinafter set forth and are more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion thereof,

In the drawings: v Fig. 1 is a plan of a portion of the mechanism, parts being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on'line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 33 of Fig. 1, the cutting-blade being shown in its operative po-'- sition and the winding mechanism being stopped.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the mechanism for controlling the electrical switch which controls the starting and stopping of the motor for driving the winding mechanism, the parts being illustrated in position assumed near the completion of a coil-winding operation and immediately preceding the opening 'of the switch to stop the windir'ig mechanism. Y

Fig. 5 isja' similar view illustrating the parts after the switch has been opened and the winding mechanism has been automatically stopped.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on line He Fig. 1. a

Fig. 7 is a transverse section the winding-arm and the controlling mechanism for said arm during a winding operation.

Fig. .8 is a rear elevation of the wire-shearing mechanism, the switch controlling devices for controlling the operation of the winding mechani'sm and parts of the gearing for driving the ggwinding mechanism.

Fig. 9 is a plan of the'winding mechanism after a coil has been wound around the form and the wire-shearing mechanism in its operative posl tion.

Fig. 10 is a section on line Ill-l0 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 111s a perspective of the shearing-head or anvil illustrating the manner inwhich the leading ends of the wires are secured therein after the previously wound coil has been removed.

Fig. 12 is a perspective of the shearing-head and the cutter illustrating the manner in which the wire'is looped around.- the head preparatory to the operation of the cutter-blade to shear the wires of the completely wound coil from the wires leading from the winding-arm.

Fig. 13 is a front elevation of the shearing head with the extended ends of the coil laid therein preparatory to a shearing operation.

Fig.'14 is a section through the shearing-head and cutter illustrating the manner of shearing the ends of the wire of a coil which are hooked to the shearing-head after the coil has been wound.

Fig. 15 is a perspective of one of the form.- sections around which the coil is wound, illustrating the manner of removing the wound coil therefrom.

Fig. 16 isan inverted perspective of the clip for retaining the wound coil in assembled relation while the coil is being transferred to and inserted in an armature. Fig. 17 is a section taken on line l'I-I'I of Fig. 1, illustrating the latch-mechanism for locking the winding mechanism in its predetermined idle position.

Fig. 18 is a section on line l8l8 of Fig. 17. Fig. 19 is a plan of the form for the coil and the shearing mechanism.

Fig. 20 is 'a section on line 20-20 of Fig. 19. Fig. 21 is a section throughthe form for the coil and the clip for holding the coil assembled on the movable form-section .being slipped into a position to grasp the, coil.

Fig. 22 is a similar view illustrating the clip after it has grasped the coil.

Fig. 23 is a section on line 23-23 of Fig. 22.

Fig. 24 is a side elevation of the dueeling mechanism.

Fig. 25 is -a longitudinal section through the holder for one of the reels of wire.

Fig. 26 is a section on line 2626 of Fig. 24.

Fig. 2'7 is an elevation of the mechanism for controlling the operation .of the dereeling mechanism from the winding mechanism.

Fig. 28 is a longitudinal section of the mechanism for controlling the switch for the motor for driving the dereeling device.

Fig. 23 is a section on line 23-23 of Fig. 28.

The machine exemplifying the invention comprises a stationary form of the desired shape around which a pair-of wires are parallelly wound, the form being formed of separable sections, so the finished coil can be removed; a rotatable winding-arm for wrapping the wire drawn from supply reels around the form; mechanism for automatically stopping the winding-arm upon the completion of the winding of a coil; cutting mechanism comprising a head or anvil, around which the winding-arm places the wire from the wound coil and a cutter-blade adapted to shear the wire between the wound coil andthe winding-arm and for securing in the cutter-head the sheared end leading from the winding-arm, so it will be held therein during the succeeding Winding operation; devices for automatically starting the mechanism for driving the windingarm when the form-sections are brought to-' gether; mechanism for dereeling the wire passing to the winding-arm from the supply reels; and. mechanism for controlling the dereeiing mechanism in accordance with the winding operations.

The coil-winding and associated mechanisms are mounted on a bed 23 which is supported on a table 33. A sectional form'has a contour corresponding to the shape in which the armature-coil is to be wound, usually with straight, parallel sides and semicircular ends (Fig; 6). This form comprises separable and mating sections 3| and 31 (Figs. 20-22). Section 3| is fixed to a head 32 which is fixed to a tail-stock 33 which is slidable longitudinally in a bracket 34 fixedly mounted on bed 23. Form-section 31 is stationarily supported on a spindle 33 on the inner end of a hollow drive-shaft 33 which drives the winding-head. Form-sections 3| and 31 have transverse shoulders 3|, 31' (Figs. 10, 21, 22) which engage each other so that the section 31 which is supported on shaft 33 will be locked to section 3| against rotation. A cutter-head 14 is fixedly secured to form-section 31. A collar 33' (Figs. 2l, 22) is screw-threaded to the end-portion of the spindle 33 to hold the non-rotatable head 14 and form-section 31 which cutter-head and form section 31, when the form sections are separated, are held against rotation by the cutter-blade, as hereinafter set forth.

Thetail-stock 33 and form-section 3| are manually'shiftable for opening the form by meant of mechanism comprising a vertically movable rod 4| (Fig. 20) .the upper end of which is pivoted at 42 to a pair of toggle-links 43 and 44.v Link 43 is pivoted to bracket 34 and link 44 is pivoted to the tail-stock 33. A spring 45 is applied to rod 4|, to normally hold the links in their extended position and lock the tailstock 33 and head 32 in their operative position. A pedal or any suitable lever (not shown) is applied in any suitable manner to rod 4| for its convenient manipulation by the operator. When the rod 4| has been lowered by the operator, the tail-stock 33, head 32 and formsection 3| will be in the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 20 so that the coil of wire can be slipped oif both of the form-sections and removed through the gap between them. The form-sections 3| and 31 are removably secured to heads 32, 14, respectively, that formsections of different contour may be used. This construction exemplifies a non-rotatable form, around which the wire is wound to form a coil, which is composed of separable sections for permitting the removal of the wound coils. I

The mechanism for winding the wiresaround the form comprises a rotatable winding-arm 46 which is fixed'to revolve with the shaft 33. This shaft is journaled in bearings 41 and 43 on the bed 23. The wires to be wound on the form pass through the bore of hollow shaft 33, around a roller 43 which is carried by the shaft; thence around a guide-roller 53 carried by arm 46; and thence around a roller 5| mounted in the distal and offset end of arm 46, from which it passes to the form 3|, 31. The arm 46 forms a loop in the wire between the shaft 33 and the form, which extends around the cutter-head 14. ,Arm 46 is pivotally mounted at 52 on shaft 33 to swinglongitudinally of the shaft to place the successive convolutions of the wire evenly onthe form and to lay the wire in the cutterhead at the completion of a winding operation. The longitudinal pivotal movement ofarm 46 is controlled by a rotatable cam 53 which engages a roller on arm 46 and is provided with suitable steps forswinging the arm back and forth across the width of the coil and a notch 33. for controlling the said am to lap the wire around the head 14. applied to the arm to hold a roller' 54 onthe arm in contact with cam 53. During the winding of the wire on the form, arm 46 and cam 33 will be rotated at different speeds for relative rotation, to impart the desired longitudinal movement of the arm, by mechanism hereinafter described.

The mechanism for driving shaft 33 comprises a rotary motor 66 which is operable by fluid under pressure, a sprocket-pinion 31 fixed to rotate with the shaft of said motor, a chain 33 driven by said sprocket and a sprocket-wheel 53 keyed to shaft 33. The operation of motor 36 is controlled by a throttle-valve 63 (Fig. 18) which is controlled by a lever 6| which is connected by a link 62 to the armature of a solenoid- ,magnet 63. This magnet is automatically controlled by means hereinafter set forth.

Cam 33 is rotated in the same direction as, and at a slightly slower speed than, the winding-arm 43 and its drive-shaft 33, by reduction gearing (Figs. 1 and 2) comprising a gear 64 which is keyed to shaft 39; a pinion 65 mounted on astud 66, and meshing with gear 64; a gear 61 rotating on a stud 63 and meshing with pinion 65; a pinion 63 fixed to rotate with gear 61, a gear 13 rotatable on stud 63 and meshing with pinion 63; and a gear 1| meshing with gear 13 and fixed to cam 53. This gearing drives gear 1| and cam 53 at a sumciently lower speed than shaft 33 and windlug-arm 46 to cause cam 53 to impart the successive longitudinal steps to the winding-arm for the completion of a coil. This gearing is adapted to rotate cam 33 to make one complete revolution relatively to winding-arm 46 during a complete coil-winding operation.

Gears 65, 31, 63, and 13 and the studs 36 and I3 are mounted in a removable bracket 12 which is adiustably secured by screws 13 to the bed 33 to permit different gear-sets to be readily substi- A, spring (Fig. 1) is i tuted to vary the relative speed of the'cam- 53 with respect to the winding-arm 48 when coils of diilferent numbers of convolutlons are to be formed. For this purpose, cams 53 of diflerent shapes may be substituted to meet these requirements in winding diii'erent coils.

The coils are usually wound with a 'pair of parallel wires a. Mechanism is provided ior shearing the ends of the wires '1: of each coil upon completion of a winding operation and for bending a hook a on the ends of the wires to secure them to the stationary head 14. Head 14 has a transverse slot lined with a lower cutter plate i8 and an upper cutter-plate 11 (Figs. 18-14).

A reciprocable cutter-blade 18 is adapted to pass 7 between said plates 18 and 11 and into slot 15 to shear the wire laid or held against said plates. At the beginning of a. winding operation, the ends a of parallel wires a are bent over the lower plate 16 (Fig. 11) and hooked on the head 14 so they will be held against rotation while the wind.- ing-arm 48 winds the coil. During the winding operation the cutter-blade is retracted (Fig. 1)

to permit said arm to travel. around head 14.

After a coil has been wound around the form 3|, 31, and during the last revolution of arm 45 of each series of revolutions of each coil winding operation, said arm will be swung longitudinally into position shown in Fig. 9 as the roller 54 thereon enters the notch 53 in cam 53 to lay the wires over the inclined guide or horn 88 on head 14 and across the plates 16, 11 and slot 15. When the blade 18 is shifted into slot 15 it will sever the wires at the lower edge of upper plate 11 in the .head and bend the portion of the wires between plate 16, 11 downwardly around the outer edge of lower plate 15 and over the top face of said plate (Fig. 10), the cutter-blade 18 being provided with a notch 82 for that purpose. The books will be formed on the ends a of the wires which extend between the head 14 and the winding-arm 46 for the purpose of securing them to the head. When the wires are laid around the head 14 after a coil has been wound, the portions thereof ex-- tending across slot 15 will crowd the hooks on the other end of the coil laterally into position illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13. A notch 8| is cut in the front edge of the cutter-blade '18 which is in alignment with the hooked ends of the wires after they have been crowded laterally as aforesaid. As the cutter-blade 18 is operated to sever the ends of the completed coil, it will, at notch 8|, also sever the hooks from the wires so that the completed coil will be separable from the head.

The cutter-blade 18 is shifted to shear the wire simultaneously with he opening of the form-sections 3|, 31 for the removal of a completed coil. so it will pass into the slot 15 and lock the head if and form-section 31 against rotation while an upstanding stud 89 on the cutter-blade. Arm' 88 is retractible by its shifting means independently of stud 88 so that cutter-blade I8 will not be retracted when the tail-stock 33 is shifted to bring the form-sections 3|, 31 together preparatory to the succeeding winding operation so that i into both notches.

the cutter blade 18 will continue to secure the head 14 against rotation. until the form-sections 3| and 31 have been .brought together for the succeeding winding operation and it is necessary to retract blade 18 to provide clearance for the rotation of the winding-armli; A spring 88 is applied between link 83 and arm 88 to normally holda stop 88" (Fig. 9) againstarm 85 so the recess in the outer end of arm 88 will be aligned with the stud 89 when said arm is retracted independently of the cutter-blade 18. A cam 98 fixed to and rotating in advance of the winding-arm 48 engages an extension 18' on the cutter-blade l8 and retracts the blade during the first revolution of the winding-arm 46. This occurs in advance of the winding-arm to clear its path'for winding the wires on the form.

Mechanism is provided for automatically stop-- ping the winding-arm when the'desired-number of windings have been wound around the form 3| 31 to'complete the coil and before the cutterblade 18 is operated to sever the coil from the supply-line of wire. This mechanism comprises an electric switch 92 (Fig. 3) for controlling the electrical circuit for the magnet 53 which controls the operation of the fluid-motor 56 which drives the winding. mechanism and posi.ively acting stop mechanism whereby the shaft 39 and the winding-arm 46 will be arrested at a predetermined point after the desired number of windings and the arm 48 has laid the wires into position on the head 14 in readiness for cutting. V

The mechanism for controlling the motor 56 which automatically opens switch 92 to stop the winding mechanism at the end of a complete coil-winding operation, comprises a, disk I84 which is fixed torotate with gear 84 which is driven directly by the drive shaft 39 and is provided with a peripheral notch I85; an annular flange I86 having a peripheral notch I81 and fixed on cam 53; and an arm I88 which is pivotally and slidably supported to shift and control the switch 92. The notch I81 in flange I88 which makes one complete revolution relatively to the disk J84 and its cam notch I85 during each complete winding operation is adapted to shift arm I88 to open switch 92 when notches I85 in disk I84 and notch I81 in flange I88 are side-bye side and permit the distal end of the dog to swing For accurate timing the disk I84 is adjustably secured to gear 84 by a screw (Figs; 1 and 2) 'which extends through an arcuate slot 64 in said gear. The rear end of notch I81 has a radial shoulder which engages arm I88 to shift it, bodily to efi'ect the opening of switch 92. The notch I85 in disk I84 rhich travels faster than the flange I88 and its notch I81 is in clined to lift the arm I88 out of the notch I81 when arm I88 has opened switch 92. Arm I88 comprises a dog I89 adapted to ride on the peripheries of disk I84 and flange I85 and a body H8 in which a stem on the dog I89 is slidably mounted. A cushion-spring III presses dog I88 outwardly within the limits of a stop-pin H2 which is fixed to the stem of dog I88 and is slidable in a slot 3 formed in the body II8. The body I I8 of arm I 88 is pivoted on a studi I4 which is rigid with a bar II5 which is slidably mounted in bracket 19 in which the cutter-blade I8 is mounted. The outer end of bar' I I5 is adapted to engage a roller on an arm 92 on the rockshaft of the arm of switch 92. A spring II is applied to switch arm 92" to normally hold switch 92 in its closed position. The lower end of the 75 body no of arm I08 slides on a fixed track 1 to avoid the application of twisting stresses from arm I08 on bar 5. A latch III which is pivoted to one side of bracket I8, is adapted to engage the square stud Ill on slide-bar 5 to hold said bar and the lower pivoted end of arm I08 in position to hold open the switch 82 upon the shift of said arm -by the notch I01 in flange I06 upon the completion of a winding operation. A spring 8 is applied to latch III to snap it into position to lock stud Ill (Fig. 5) when the latter is moved outwardly by the arm I08. A trip-arm I20 is pivotally and slidably mounted on a stud I2| which is fixed to bracket I8 and passes through an elongated-slot in said trip-arm and has a hook adapted to engage a shoulder on latch III to shift said latch to release stud Ill, bar 5 and arm I08 so the switch 82 will be closed when the completed coil has been removed from form 3|, 31 and the formsections are brought togetherfor the next winding operation. Trip-arm I20 is provided with an upstanding lug I22 which is engaged by the arm of the mechanism for separating the form-sections and shifting the cutter-blade I8 into its operative position. A spring I23 is applied to normally shift trip-arm I20 longitudinally when the link 85 is shifted out of its normal position and at the same time to swing the link to engage latch III when the arm 85 is shifted to release the trip-arm (Fig. 3). At the completion of a winding operation, bar 5 is secured in position to hold switch 82 open by latch I II, as shown in Fig. 5. When the tail-stock 33 is retracted to separate the form-sections 3|, 31, which is done after the arm I08 has been'shifted to open switch 82 and latch I| holds said bar, arm 85 of the connection for shifting the cutter-blade I8 will be moved away from lug I22 of the trip-arm I20, whereupon spring I23 will shift the trip-arminto position shown in Fig. 3. When the tail-stock 33 is shifted to bring the form-sections 3|, 31 together, arm 85 will engage lug I22 and shift the trip-arm I20 into position shown in Fig. 4. This movement of the triparm will flrst'rock lat h III to release the stud Ill on the slide-bar I I5 and then rock the triparm to release said latch into the position shown in Fig. 4. vDuring the following winding operation, trip-arm I20 will remain in position shown I in Fig. 4, so that it will be inoperative until arm 85 is next operated to open the form 3|, 31 and shift the cutter-blade I8 into its operative position. During the winding operation, latch III will rest on top of stud I I4 until arm I08 is shifted by the flange I06 on cam 53 to open the switch at the end of a winding operation.

The positively-acting stop mechanism for arresting the winding-arm at the desired predetermined point in its rotation at the end of a winding operation comprises (Figs. 17 and 18) a disk 84 fixed to rotate with shaft 38; a stop-dog 85 adapted to engage a shoulder 86 on said disk and pivoted at 81 to the bed 28; and a rod which is pivoted to and shiftable by the magnet-controlled lever 6| and extends through alug on dog 85 and has an adjustable collar at its upper end for engaging said lug to hold the dog disengaged from said disk against the force of a spring I00. A spring-pressed pawl |0| is pivoted at I02 and engages a shoulder I03 on disk 88 to prevent backlash of shaft 38 and the winding-arm 66. when the helix of magnet 63 is energized, which occurs hen switch 82 is closed and the winding mechm is in operation, it will hold dog 85 disengaged from disk 84. -When switch 82 is opened by the automatically-controlled stop-mechanism, magnet 63 will be deenergized, whereupon dog 85 will be pressed by spring I00 against disk 84 to engage shoulder 86 and positively stop shaft 38 and winding-arm 46 against further rotation. This mechanism causes the winding-arm to be positively stopped at the correct starting position for each winding operation.

The invention provides means for graspin each completed coil, after it has been wound on the form 3|, 3! with the ends of wire projecting therefrom, to hold its loops together and facilitate the handling of the coil until its assembly with the armature-core. This means consists of clips (Figs. 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23) which are provided in any desired number and are adapted to be placed on the top of form-sections and slipped around the windings of the coil thereon, before the sections are separated for the removal of the coil. Each of these clips is built up of a pair of plates I25, I26 which are spaced apart along one side by an intermediate strip I21, and all rigidly secured together in any suitable manner, and ejector-bar I32 confined between said plates. A pair of flat spring-strips I28 have terminals fixedly secured to the upper face of plate I26 and extend freely around the back and underside of the clip so their underlying portions will be resilient. These strips are each provided at their front ends with an upturned tongue I28 adapted to extend across the gap between plates I25, I26. for securing the coil between said plates and with an inclined or cam-portion I30 which extends through a slot in the lower plate I25 for engagement by a wedge-surface I3I of the ejector-bar I32 which is slidably iconfined between plates I25 and I26. The clip fits flatwise on the inclined top face of head 32 and formsection 3| so it will be guided into position to receive the coil on the form. Lugs I34 on the .plates of the clip fit between shoulders I35 0n form-section 3| and head 32, to guide the clip into" position to receive the coil Within'Ithe open: ing between the plates I25, I26 (Figs. 15 and 23). Ejector I32 has projecting ends which are adapted to engage stops I36 on the form-section 3| as the clip is slipped over form-section 3| to arrest said plate and permit the plates I25 and I26 to pass over and under the windings of the coil. When a previously formed coil has been ejected from the clip, the ejector will be positioned at the front of the clip, as shown in Fig. 21, in which position it will hold the spring-strips I28 depressed so their tongues I28 will be positioned for the reception of the coil. The clip is first placed on head 32 and section 3|, as shown in Fig. 21, adjacent the wound coil and While the form-sections are closed or together. The ejector I32 will then be arrested by stops I36. The plates I25, I26 and strip I2'I will then be forced toward the end form-section 31 while the ejector I32 is arrested by stops I36, so the windings on the form will pass between plates I25, I26 until the entire coil lies within the space between said plates, as shown in Fig. 22. The wedge-surfaces I3I on the ejector I32 will then permit the strips I28 to snap inwardly and tongues I28 pass across the gap between plates I25, I26 and retain the coil in the clip. The upper face of head 32 and form-section 3| have grooves cut therein to receive spring-strips I28 while the clip is being moved into receiving position. These clips are utilized to firmly retain the convolutions of the coil in proper relation for removal to the machine or apparatus for assembling the coils in armature cores. The ejectors may beutilized to force the coil from the clip into the grooves of the arma tures during the assembling operation. The operation of the winding and controlli mechanisms will be as follows: At the commencement of a winding operation, the sections 3|, 81 of the form will be separated, as shown in Fig. 9 and by dotted lines in Fig. 20, as they are left after the removal of the previously wound coil. While the form-sections are separated, the mechanism for shifting the cutter-blade 18, including links 83, and arms 85 and 80, will be in position shown in Fig. 9 with the cutter-blade 18 in the head 14. At such time arm 05 of the connection for shifting the cutter-blade 18, will be away from trip-arm I20, and said trip-arm, latch II1, slide bar H5 and arm I08 will be in position shown in Fig. 3 and switch-lever 82' will be held to-hold the switch 92open. Disk I08 and flang'e I0Ii will then be in position shown in Fig. 33, magnet 83 will be deenergized, throttle 60 will be closed and motor 56 will be inoperative. The operatorwill first close the form by shifting formsection 0i into mating engagement with formsection .31, as shown in Figs. 19 and 20. As the form is closed, link 83 and arms '85, 88 will-be shifted into position shown in Fig. 1, independently of cutter-head I0, and arm 05 will strike. ltrip-arm I20 and shift it into position shown in Fig. 7. The trip-arm I 20 'will rock latch I I1 to release stud H4 and permit spring I I6, which is applied to switch-lever '02", to shift the slide-bar I I5, stud I I4, and the lower end of arm I88. This movement of bar II5 will close switch 02 to energize magnet which will operate lever I to open the throttle-valve 80, to admit fluid to, and drive the motor 56 which drives the shaft 88 of the winding mechanism.

During the initial revolution of the Windingarm 08 and in advance thereof, cam 80, which rotates with the winding-arm, will engage the cutter-blade 18 and retract it to clear the path of rotation of the winding-arm. During the initial revolutionof each winding operation, arm 08 will be shifted by cam 53 from the position shown in Fig. 9 to that shown in Fig.1, so that the wires 0 from said arm will clear head I8 and will be wound on the form. The parallel wires 0 will be held by their hooked ends a in engagement with the stationary cutter-head 10 so the rotation of the winding-arm around the form will wind the coil. During the operation, the'winding-arm will traverse the form axially and back and forth to evenly wind the layers of wire on the form'under control of cam 83.

The winding-arm to be rotated until cam 88 has completed one revolution relatively to the winding-arm.- While this occurs,

the desired number of revolutions of wire will bewound on the form. During the last revolution of the winding-arm of. the series required for a complete coil, the arm will be swung lon'gitudb nally by spring 88 under control of notch 88' in cam 08to lapthe wiresaaroundthehornor guide 88 on the cutter-head and across the slot 15in said head 14 and thecutting-edges of plates", 18 (Figs. l2and 13) During the winding operation, dog I08 will ride on the periphe cries of disk m and flange m, and willnot beactuated to shift bar I", so that switch 82 will remain closed to continue the operation of it. After the coil has been wound and the wires a have been lapped around the cutter-head 14, disk I and flange I88,' on account of their relative rotation. produced by the gears 64, 65, 01, i0, 10 and II, will bring their respective notches I08 and I01 into registry so that the dog I00 of arm I88 can drop into both notches by pivotal movement on stud Ill. The shoulder at the end of notch I01 will then engage the dog I09 and shift arm I08 longitudinally to move the stud II on the bar H5 outwardly. This will cause,

bar II! to rock switch-lever 02 against the force of spring I I6 and open the switch 02. Latch -I I1 will thenswing into position shown in Figs.

3 and 5 to lock stud III and bar II5 to hold the switch 82 open. While dog .I09 of arm I08 is being shifted longitudinally by the shoulder of atch 101 in flange I00, the inclined trailing .positioned to permit thedog I09 to swing into notch I01. Spring III cushions the impact of the shoulder of notch I01 against dog I09. When the disk 94 on winding-shaft 39 reaches the position shown in Fig. '17, which it may do by momentum after the switch 92, has been opened,

dog and backlash pawl IOI will lock the said shaft and the yinding-arm 06 against rotation. The operator-will then retract the form-section 3i, which willoperate link and arms 83, 85

and 80 to project the cutter-blade 18 into the slot 18 between plates 18, 11 in head 10 (Fig. 9). Latch III, as soonas' the bar II5 has-been thus shifted will secure stud Ill and-slide-bar 'I IS in position to hold the switch open, as shown in Fig. 5. The operator will, while the winding mechanism is stopped, apply one of the clips to the'coil wound on the form as previously described Next, the operator will retract the tail-stock 80 to separate the fOrm-isections II, .81 and simultaneously shift the cutter-blade 18 into the cutterhead 18 so that the latter and form-section 31 will be held against rotation-while the formsectlo'ns are separated. This movement of cuttea-blade 18 will shear the hooked ends a of the wires a which are held-in the head and also shear,

at the upper plate 11, the ends of the wires which then extend'across the slot 18 between said plates at, and bend the sheared portions on, the

1c: the new coil to form hooks a. which will secure wlresofthe next coil to be wound in during the succeeding winding opera- The'wires a, where they; are laid across slot 10-, will crowd the previously formed hooked ends c'into alignment with the portion the cutter-blade 18 (Fig. 12) into notch 8I.

When the cutter blade 18 is shifted to shear the wires c, as aforesaid, arm 85 'of theconnection for shifting said'blade, will release trip-arm .I28 and permit spring I28 to shift the trip-arm into position shown in. Fig.- 3. when the form a, n is next closed; an 0s strikes'trip-arm no which is thenl tch H1, and swings the latch so it will releasestud I and bar 8.. This will cause-the switch a: m be closed and/ the trip arm m. latch an, arm m and bar: us to pass into position shown'in-Flg. .1. The closing of the-switch]: will eners e magnet to open the throttle valve 88 to operate motor-00 and to rotates with the winding-arm 46'and travels in advance thereof, will engage the cutter-blade 16 and force it outwardly to clear the path for the winding-arm 46. These winding operations will be repeated and each operation will be controlled as described.

The invention contemplates the operation of dereeling mechanism (Figs. 24, 25, and 26) to release the wires in accordance with the length required for winding the coils and to control said mechanism (Figs. 27 and 28) from the winding mechanism. The dereeling mechanism comprises a pair of hollow shafts or sleeves I40 each for holding a reel I39 of wire. Sleeves I40 are fixedly supported in a frame or arms I4I which is fixed to a shaft I42. This frame and shaft are adapted to bodily rotate the sleeves I40 and the reels ca'rried thereby. Shaft I42 is driven from an electric motor I44 through suitable reduction gearing I45, a pulley I46, belt I41 and a pulley I48 fixed to shaft I42. Disks I49, having curved peripheries, are removably secured to shafts I5I which extend through sleeve I40. These shafts are adapted to be driven around the axes of the reels I39, respectively, to unwind the wire from the reels. The disks I49 are driven during the bodily rotation of the reels and sleeves I40, by pulleys I52 fixed to shafts I5I, respectively, and a friction-pulley I53 which engages both of the pulleys I52 and is fixedly held, and stationarily, on the journal at the upper end of standard I43. During the periods when the motor is operated,

pulleys I52 will, through-frictional engagement with'the stationary friction-wheel I53, rotate the disks I49. The wires from the reels I39 are looped around the peripheries of the disks I49 and between the reels and guides I54 which are coaxial with the reels, respectively. From guides I54 the wires are guided by sheaves I55 and I56 to rollers I51 which guide the wires to a point substantiallycoaxial with the hollow- .shaft 39 of the coil-winding mechanism. Guides I54, shaft I42 and sheaves I55, I56 are carried by a bracket I58 which is fixed to a sleeve I59 which is secured to rotate with the shaft I42. Rollers I51 are mounted on a bracket which is secured to sleeve I59. A bracket I60 is fixed to sleeve I59 and to a hollow stud I6I which is journaled in a bracket I62. The bodily rotation of the reels prevents the twisting of the wires by the winding mechanism so they will be fed in parallel to the winding-shaft. The rotation of the disks I49 on their own axes dereels the wire from the reels. While the windin arm 46 is rotating to wind the wire around the form for the coil, the wires are subjected to a pull to cause the leads from the reels to frictionally engage the periphery of the disks I49. When the winding-arm fails to take up the wire paid out by the disks I49, the loops of wire around the disk will be loose and free and the dereeling of the wire will stop.

Motor I44 which drives the dereeling mechathem is controlled by an electric switch I63 (Figs.

2'7 and 28) which is automatically controlled by the winding mechanism. The mechanism for controlling switch I69 and motor I44 comprises a pulley I64 which has a hollow hub which is fixed to'rotate with the winding shaft 39; a belt I65 driven by said pulley; a pulley I66 driven by said belt and fixed to a shaft I61 which is 'iournaled in a bracket I66; a sleeve I69 (Fig.

engaging an internal screw-thread in the sleeve' I69 to cause the sleeve to be shifted to switch lever I13 by relative rotation of shafts I14 and I61; and operated in synchronism with the bodily rotation of the reels I39 by a pulley I16 fixed to said shaft, a belt I11 around said pulley and a pulley I18 on the hollow stud I6I which is rotated from shaft I42 by sleeve I59 and bracket I60.

The operation of this mechanism for controlling.the dereeling mechanism will be as follows: When the winding mechanism is started as the result of the closing of switch 92, pulley I64 which rotates with the winding shaft, will drive belt I65, pulley I66, shaft I61 and sleeve I69, at which time the shaft I14 will be idle. The sleeve I69, through its screw-thread engagement with stationary shaft I14, will shift switchlever I13 and close switch I63 to start the motor I44 for driving the dereeling mechanism with the winding-shaft 39. Motor I44 is wound to drive shaft I42 at the same speed as the winding-shaft 39 is driven. When the motor I44 is started, shafts I61 and I14 will be driven at the same speed so that the axial movement of sleeve I69 will be discontinued and the switch I63 will remain closed to continue the operation of motor I44. When the winding mechanism isautomatically stopped by the opening of switch 92, as hereinbefore described, at the completion of a coil-winding operation, shaft I61 will also stop. Thereupon, sleeve I69 will be held against rotation while shaft I 14, through its screwthread connection with the sleeve, will shift the latter axially to open the switch. As a result, the dereeling mechanism will be operated and automatically controlled responsively to the operations of the winding mechanism.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details set forth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appended.

claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a machine for winding wire coils, the combination of a non-rotatable form around which the wire is wound, formed of separable sections; a stationary head; a rotatable windingarm adapted to lay the wire around the form and the head, the head being disposed between the arm and the form; means for supplying wire to the, arm; and means for driving said arm.

2. In a machine for making wire coils for armatures, the combination of a stationary form for the wire composed of separable sections to permit the coil'to be removed; a rotatable winding-arm coaxial with, and for laying the wire around the form: a stationary head between the form and the arm, the arm being adapted to rotate around the head and being longitudinally movable to lay the end of a coil on the head;'

- combination of a non-rotatable form around which the wire is wound; a stationary head adjacent said form; a rotatabTe'wiiiding-arm adapted to lay the wire around the form and the head;

means for guiding wire to the arm; and means for conjointly shearing the wire lapped around the head and for securing .qne end of the wire to the head.

5. In a machine for winding wire coils, the combination of a non-rotatable form composed of separable sections around which the wire is wound; a stationary head to one side of which one of the form-sections is fixed; a rotatable winding-arm adapted to lay the wire around the form and movable longitudinally to lay the wire across the head when a coil is wound; and means for shearing the wire lapped around the head.

6. In a winding machine for wire coils, the combination of a stationary form for the wire; a stationary head adjacent said form; a rotatable winding-arm for laying the wire around the form and the head; means for Supp y ng wire to the arm; and means for shearing the wire lapping the head, comprising a cutter-blade movably mounted independently of and coacting with the head.

7. In a winding machine for wire coils, the

combination of a stationary form for the wire; a stationary head adjacent said form; a rotatable winding-arm for laying the wire around the form and the head; means for supplying wire to 8. In a winding machine for wire coils, the' combination of-a stationary form for the wire; a stationary head adjacent said form; a rotatable winding-arm for laying'the wire around the form and the head; means for supplying wire to the arm; means for shearing the wire lapped around the head, comprising a cutter-blade movably mounted independently of the head; and a coacte ing blade in thehead, the blade having means for bedding a hook on the wire to secure it to the head.

9. In a windlng machine for wire coils, the combination of a stationary form; a stationary head adjacent said-formfa rotatable windinsarm for laying the wire around the form and the head; means for supplying wire to the arm; a drive-shaft for said arm, said-head being nonrotatably supportedby said shaft; means on the form for securing the head against rotation; and

means mounted independently of the head and movable into inter-fitting engagement therewith to secure it against rotation. i r

10. In a winding machine for wire cells, the

. combination of a stationary form formed of separable sections; a stationary head adjacent said for shifting the other form-section to open and plose the form; means on the' latter form-secsaid gears.

tion for holding the head against rotation when theform is closed; and means mounted independently of the head and movable into interfitting engagement therewith to secure it against.

rotationwhen the form-sections are separated. 11. In a winding machine for wire coils, the

- combination of a stationary form formed of separable sections; a stationary head adjacent said form; a. rotatable winding-arm for laying the wire around the form and the head; means for supplying wire to the arm; a drive-shaft for said arm, said head and one of the form-sections being non-rotatably supported by said shaft; means for shifting the other form-section to open and close the form, said head being secured against rotation by the last named form-section; and a shearing member mounted independently of the head and movable into engagement with the head to secure the head against rotation when .the form-sections are separable to remove a coil. 7 a

12. In a winding machine for wire coils, the combination of a stationary form-formed of separable sections; a-stationary head adjacent said form; a rotatable winding-arm for laying the wire around the form and the head; means for supplying wire to the arm; a drive-shaft for said arm, said head and one of the form-sections being non-rotatably carried by said shaft, said head being secured against rotation by the other form-section; a shearing member mounted independently of the headand movable into engagement with the head to secure the head against rotation when the form-sections are separated.

to remove a coil; and means for conjointly shiftently of the head and movable into engagementwith the head to secure the head against rotation when the form-sections are separated to remove a coil; and means for conjointly shifting said other form section to open the form and said shearing member to shear the wire, said shifting means being adapted to close the form without retracting the shearing member from the head.

14. In a winding machine for wire coils, the

combination of' a stationary form around which the wire is wound: a longitudinally moving winding-arm adapted to rotate around and lay the wire on the form; a. shaft for driving saidarm;

means for guiding wire through the shaft and to the arm; a rotatable cam on the shaft for controllingthe longitudinal movement of the arm; and means for rotating said cam relatively to the arm, comprising gears respectively fixed to means for guiding wire through the shaft and tothe arm; a rotatable cam on the shaft for controlling the longitudinal movement of the arm; and means for rotating said cam relatively to the arm, comprising gears respectively fixed to the shaft and the cam, and an interchangeable gear-train between said gears.

16-. In a winding machine for wire coils, the combination of a stationary form for the wire; a longitudinally moving winding-arm adapted to rotate around and lay the wire on the form; a shaft fordriving said arm; means for guiding wire'through the shaft and to the arm; a rotatable cam on the shaft forcontrolling the longitudinal movement of the arm; means for rotating said cam relatively to the arm, and means for automatically stopping said arm at the completion of a predetermined number of revolutions.

17. In a machine for winding wire coils, the combination af a stationary form around which the wire is wound and comprising separable sections; a rotatable winding-arm adapted to lay the wire around the form; means for shearing the wire leading to the winding-arm after a coil has been wound on the form; mechanism for driving the winding-arm; means for automatically stopping. the driving means when a predetermined number of convolutions of wire have been wound on the form; and means for conjointly starting the driving mechanism and bringing the form-sections together.

18. In a machine for winding wire coils, the

combination of a stationary form, a rotatable winding-arm adapted to lay the wire around the form; power-operated mechanism for driving the winding-arm; and means for automatically stopping the power means at the end of a predetermined number of revolutions of the windingarm, comprising a pair of coai cial rotatable members driven by said power means and provided with coacting devices adapted to stop the driving mechanism when they come into rotative registration.

19. In a machine for winding wire coils, the combination of a stationary form, a rotatable winding-arm adapted to lay the wire around the form; power-operated mechanism for driving the winding-arm; and means for automatically stopping the power means at the end of a predetermined number of revolutions of the winding-arm, comprising a switch for controlling the power mechanism and a pair of coaxial rotatable members driven by said mechanism and providedwith coacting devices adapted to shift the switch to stop the driving mechanism when they come into rotative registration.

20. In a winding machine for wire-coils, the

combination of a stationary form around which 'the wires are wound; a rotatable winding-arm means for controlling the spool-rotating means,

conjointly with the operation of the winding-arm. 21. In a winding machine for wire coils, the

combination of a stationary form around which the wires are wound; a rotatable winding-arm for laying the wire around the form; a shaft for driving said arm; a plurality of reels of wire for supplying the wire to the arm means for guiding a plurality of wires through the shaft to said arm; means for bodily rotating the reels coaxially with the winding-arm; and means for controlling the spool-rotating means conjointly with the operation of the winding-arm.

22. A clip for use with a machine for windin coils on a form, comprising means adapted to be placed around the windings at one side of a coil on the form, and means for removably retaining the windings in the clip upon removal of the coil from the form.

23. A clip for use with a machine for winding coils on a form having a recess therein, comprising means adapted to enter the recess and to be placed around the windings at one side of a coil on'the form, and means for removably retaining the windings in the clip upon removal of the coil from the form.

24. A clip for use with a machine for winding coils on a form comprising means adapted to be placed around one side of a coil on the form, means for removably holding the coil in the clip, and means for ejecting the coil from the clip.

25. A clip for use with a machine for winding coils on a form comprising means adapted to be placed around the windings at one side of a coil on the form, means for ejecting the coil from the clip, and latch-means for removably holding the coil in the clip, releasable by the ejecting means.

26. A clip for use with a machine for winding coils on a form having a recess therein in which the clip is slidable, comprising a clip adapted to slide in the recess and to pass around the windings at one side of and into a coil on the form, and means for removably retaining the windings in the clip upon removal of the coil from the form.

JASPER F. CULLIN. 

